Dodge Tenner (from left), Baez, and Bellinger celebrated Baez's 3-point home run
A career-high 34 homers for Mookie! pic.twitter.com/wottbYLlFw
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 13, 2022
Los Angeles Dodgers achieved great achievements after defeating the Rattlers on the 13th, and entered the playoffs for 10 consecutive years. The major leagues made an own goal here, they miscalculated the magic number, and the Dodgers took a champagne bath after defeating the Padres in the previous game. In fact, this game is the sure victory for them to reach the playoffs. Dodges finished 6-0 in this game, winning the best 97 wins and 43 losses in the league. They can drink champagne for two consecutive days to celebrate!
The reason for the Magic number is wrong is that a possible situation is missing: First, the Dodges must lose all the remaining 23 regular games (which become 96 wins and 66 losses), then the Padres won the Western Conference Championship, the Brewers scored 23 consecutive victories, and the Phillies and Cardinals all scored 96 wins and 66 losses, so that four teams have a record of tying. Since the 163rd playoff was cancelled this year, if the draw was tied, it would be a mutual victory rate. The preset Dodge lost all the remaining games, so the victory rate would be the worst and would be eliminated.
Although this probability is slim, it still has to be included in the calculations. Dodgers won the 97th victory in this game and truly won the playoff ticket. In addition, the Padres did not play by the game on the same day, and the Dodgers's Magical Number of the King-Captaining Magic in the West District was 1, and they had the chance to drink champagne for three consecutive days.
Dodgers had unboxed the playoff hat the day before yesterday. Head coach Dave Roberts said: "This is my fault, but the message I got was that we won that game (96th win) and advanced. But it was not bad, we will achieve it sooner or later."
